Bukayo Saka injury update: Arteta says player out for more than two months after hamstring surgery
Bukayo Saka injury update: Arteta says player out for more than two months after hamstring surgery
Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka is set to be out for more than two months after an operation on a hamstring injury, manager Mikel Arteta said on Friday.
“He had a procedure, everything went well, but unfortunately, he will be out for many, many weeks,” the Spaniard told reporters after Arsenal beat Ipswich 1-0 to go second in the Premier League table.
“I think it will be more than two months. It will depend on how the scar tissue starts to heal, the first week or so of mobility … let’s see, it’s very difficult to say,” added Arteta.
Saka, with five goals and 10 assists in the league this season, has been one of Arsenal’s main creators.
The 23-year-old was forced off in their match against Crystal Palace earlier this month and left the stadium on crutches.
In October and November, the England international was ruled out of three Nations League games, as well as Arsenal’s league defeat at Bournemouth and its Champions League win over Shakhtar Donetsk due to an injury to the same leg.
